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AI: conversational agent with custom tool written in JavaScript

Needs changes

by n8n Team ✓ · 63,204 views · created 2023-10-05 · Engineering, AI Chatbot

Needs changes. This template uses 1 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: AI Agent v1 (old agent modes). 1 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What to replace before upgrading

Removed in 3.0Replace with
AI Agent v1 (old agent modes)
AI Agent (v1.8)
Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

Nodes used (6)

AI AgentOpenAI Chat ModelCode

What it does

This workflow implements a custom tool via JavaScript code which returns a random color to users and excludes the given colors. Note that to use this template, you need to be on n8n version 1.19.4 or later.

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